rark up
v. phr.— «Well…I’m all rarked up to get her done up now…but it will be YEARS away yet…I will need lots of MONEY&.» —“Re: Birth Cert!” by Allan Williams Usenet: rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled July 15, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Astronauts returning from space say they experience what’s called the overview effect, a new understanding of the fragility of our planet and our need to reflect on what humans all share as a species. A book about the end of the universe...
When you had sleepovers as a child, what did you call the makeshift beds you made on the floor? In some places, you call those bedclothes and blankets a pallet. This word comes from an old term for “straw.” And: What’s the story...